Starcraft is a game that is responsible for killing people, and at the same time, is also one of the games that put South Korea on the map. Back in its heyday, this game was everywhere, and without doubt, you’ve probably played it once in a while recently with friends. There is still something about this game that is different and as a result, unique to itself. In no other game would you be able to siege cannon someone or zergling rush someone and feel a rush when you do it.
The game is a sci-fi strategy game set in the 26th century whereby three main factions are fighting each other – the Zergs, a group of fugly, disgusting, cheap and guaranteed-to-annoy-enemies faction, the Protoss, which, like the Zerg, is fugly, disgusting and has blue-LEDs for eyes. Unlike the Zergs, they are expensive and high-quality. So you’ll have to be prudent with what you do with them and manage your resources well. Lastly, there’s the affable and easy-to-relate-to Terrans. They are basically human beings with Star Warsy tech, shut into space suits because they haven’t gone far even after centuries of (d)evolution. They have more down-to-earth weapons such as machine guns, siege cannons and their buildings can float.
The game has both single-player storyline-based campaign, a skirmish mode with varying AI abilities and the most popular – multiplayer mode. The campaign is a simple story of three factions meeting in space and clashing. They fight. They war. They give you a fairly long campaign where you will play as all three factions. However, it’s the multiplayer where you want to stick to, because that’s where you’ll meet friends, foes and trolls, although today, most Starcrafters have gone over to Starcraft II, you’ll still find quite a significant amount of players in the lobby compared to other games of this age.
Video chatroom of 2700... still worse than the Skype of today.
Zergs getting raped by Protoss. Terrans decide to sit out and watch.
Fixing Starcraft
For a game of this age, there are some issues. You’ll find that it doesn’t gel well with Windows 7.
Stretching
Starcraft is faithfully a 4:3 game and it pays to play it as such. Read the guide here on how you can force your Intel GMA drivers to do 4:3 without stretching.
Colour Issues on Exit
And I will try to fix you...
People have reported that when you exit, you’ll get funny colours plastered all over the screen – gray areas
become 256-colour pink/purple. The fix is simple – you’ll have to right-click anywhere on the desktop and open Screen resolution. Leave that box open and play your game. It’s a magic fix with no rhyme or reason.
Crashing Issues
If you have crashing issues, there are a few further fixes that you can do. Go to your Starcraft folder and find the executable file. Right click on it and go into Properties. Click on the Compatibility tab and check everything under Settings. That will help you get it right.
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